St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-12
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Too Much Rain in Spots-Some
Frost Reported.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE follow
ing is the weather crop bulletin of the
signal Office for the week ended Sept.
10: During the week the weather has
been slightly colder than usual in the
lake region, Middle Atlantic and South
Atlantic states, and warmer than usual
IN the Missouri, Central Mississippi and
lower Ohio valleys, being from 100 to
400 above the normal. The. daily aver
age temperature for the season from
Jan. to Sept. 10 differs less than 10
from the normal for all sections. except
ing that in Colorado, Kansas, Indian
Territory, Northern Texas, southern
portions of Missouri, Indiana and III
nOiS, and in portions of Kentucky and
Tennessee it varies from II to %
above the normal, and along Lake
Superior from % to 80 below the nor
NAL. During the week the rainfall has
been slightly in excess of the normal in
Northeastern New York. Southern
Michigan and portions of Kansas, Me-
braska, Dakota and Colorado; other.
wise there has been a
SLIGHT DEFICIENCY,
amounting to. one inch or more along
the south Atlantic and gulf coasts. 4
deficiency for the season exists from the
upper lakes to the lower Missouri val
ley, gulf states and south Atlantic states
and continues greatest, little above
ten inches. in Iowa, southern portion of
illinois and the lower Mississippi val
ley. During the past month over 100
per cent. of the usual amount of rain
has fallen in the northern portion of
New England, New York, central North
Carolina, southern Michigan, northern
Illinois and from the southern portion
of Dakota and Minnesota southwark to
eastern Texas. Less than so per cent.
OF the usual amount of rain has fallen
along the south Atlantic coast. in the
eastern gulf states, lower Mississippi
valley, southern. Ohio. central Illinois,
eastern Missouri and the northern por-
ton of lower Michigan. During the
past week the weather has been re-
ported as
FAVORABLE TO GROWING CROPS
IN Massachusetts, and North Carolina,
and unfavorable in Tennessee, Arkansas.
Mississippi, Alabama and South Caro-
lima. In the corn-growing regions the
crop is reported to have been harvested
and below the average in Nebraska, as
out of danger from frost in Minnesota,
and more rain needed for late corn in
Central and Western Kansas. Cutting
is in progress in Michigan. The weath-i
er is reported to have been too dry in
the cotton regions of South Carolina,
Alabama and Mississippi and damaged
by worms in Mississippi. In the to-
baccO regions of Tennessee, Kentucky
and Ohio the deficiency in rainfall is re.
ported to have been injurious, while in
North Carolina the weather has been
favorable. Pastures are reported good
in Nebraska, improved in Minnesota,
Michigan and Northern Illinois and
dried up in Southern Illinois. Light
frost is reported to have injured sweet
potatoes in Northwestern North Caro-
lima on the I'd and as having occurred
in Northern Illinois ON the Sth. Killing
frOStS were reported on the 10th from
Central Minnesota and Upper Mlchi-
gan, and the morning of the 11th from
Northern Vermont.
The Country Doctors Bit.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-While the
medical congress was here last week a
number of alleged guides. who congre-
gated around the Washington monu-
ment, did a thriving business and made
considerable money selling pieces of
marble to the visitors in the city with
the representation that the chips were
pieces of the capstone. These memen-
tos, which had probably been picked up
from the ground, sold readily at so cents
each. When the strangers exhibited
their purchases to the local doctors, the
latter expressed their opinion that
swindle had been practiced. Complaint
was made to the officers of the monu-
ment commission, and an attempt will
now be made to prosecute the sellers of
the marble chips for obtaining money
under false pretenses.
The Fight in Virginia.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. DEMONSTRATIONS
and interviews with several Virginians
of both parties tend to show mixed up
state of affairs in the old state politi-
cally. Senator Daniel, Beverly T ucker,
Maj. Erwin, Col. Button and other Demo-
Gratis who have recently passed through
Washington, give the roseate hue to all
things for the Democrats. Senator Ma
hone and his adherentS paint the lily
and gild the gold with garish features
of Republican reascendancy.